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Subject: Daily Summary of Ionospheric Data for 14 August
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                    DAILY IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY FOR 14 AUG 93
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M-FACTORS FOR 3000 KM DISTANCES - M(3000)F2
-------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  GOO  EIE  TAO  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.1       3.0  3.2  2.8  3.2  3.3  3.4  3.8  3.2  2.8  3.2  3.8  3.2  3.1  3.3
01Z: 3.0  2.8  3.3  3.2  2.8  3.1  3.3  3.2  3.1  3.2  2.8  3.0  3.1  3.0  3.3  3.5
02Z: 3.0  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0            2.9  3.1   C   3.1  3.0  2.9  3.1  3.3  3.5
03Z: 3.1  3.3  3.1  3.2  3.2  2.7  3.0  2.9  3.2   C   3.4  2.9  3.0  3.1  3.4  3.3
04Z: 3.1  3.2  3.2  3.2  2.9       3.2  2.6  3.2   C   3.6  3.1  3.2  2.9  2.9  3.2
05Z: 3.1  3.2  3.0  3.3  2.8  3.0  3.2  2.9  3.1   C   3.6  2.8  3.1       3.0  3.2
06Z: 3.1  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.1   A   3.1   C   3.0  2.8  3.0       3.0  3.3
07Z: 3.1  2.8  3.2  3.2  3.1  3.0  3.0  4.0  3.0   C   3.1   B   2.8       2.9  3.6
08Z: 3.1  3.1  3.2  3.2  2.9  3.1  3.0  3.3  3.0  3.3  2.9  3.5  3.1       3.0  3.5
09Z: 3.1  2.7  3.0  3.3  2.9  3.1  3.2  3.1  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.3  3.2       3.0  3.3
10Z: 3.1       3.1  3.2  2.9       3.2  3.3  3.1  3.4  3.1  3.4  3.5       2.9  3.3
11Z: 3.1  2.9  3.1  3.1  3.1  3.0  3.0  3.3  3.0  3.2  3.3  3.4  3.4        B   3.4
12Z: 3.2  3.0  3.2       3.2  3.2  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.1  3.6  3.4  3.3       3.4  2.9
13Z: 3.3  3.2  3.3  3.3  3.3  2.6  3.0  3.1  3.0  2.9  3.7  2.9  3.1       3.0  3.3
14Z: 3.2  3.1  3.2  3.2  3.3  3.0  3.1  3.4  2.9  2.9  3.4  3.2  3.2       3.2  3.4
15Z: 3.1  3.0  3.3  3.0  3.3  2.9  3.0  3.0  3.0  2.8  3.5  3.1  3.1       3.3  3.3
16Z: 3.4       3.2  3.1  3.3            3.0  3.0   I   3.4  3.1  3.0  3.2  3.2  2.8
17Z: 3.2  3.3  3.2  3.1  3.3            3.0  3.0  3.1  3.3  3.0  3.2  3.1  3.3  3.4
18Z:                                    3.2  3.0  2.9       3.1  2.9  3.1  2.9  3.6
19Z:                                    3.1  3.0  3.3       3.0  2.9  3.0  3.2  2.9
20Z:                                    3.0  3.0   F        3.1  3.1  3.1  3.2  2.9
21Z:                                    3.1  3.0   F        3.1  3.4  2.9  3.0  3.0
22Z:                                    3.1  3.1  3.3       2.9  3.5  3.0  3.0  3.5
23Z:                                    3.0  3.1  3.4       3.3  3.9  3.1  3.2  3.6
=========================================
Estimated Average Global M(3000)F2:  3.14.


MINIMUM OBSERVED FREQUENCIES - FMIN (MHz)
-----------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 1.5  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.6  1.3  1.1
01Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.8  1.1  1.0
02Z: 1.0  2.1  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.1
03Z: 1.0  1.6  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.1
04Z: 1.0  1.8  1.0  1.0  1.0       1.2
05Z: 1.0  2.1  1.0  1.6  1.0  1.3  1.3
06Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.8  1.0  1.2  1.2
07Z: 1.0  2.6  1.0  1.4  1.0  1.2  1.2
08Z: 1.1  2.4  1.0  1.5  1.2  1.2  1.1
09Z: 1.0  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.0  1.4  1.2
10Z: 1.0       1.0  1.4  1.0  1.0  1.0
11Z: 1.2       1.0  1.0  1.0  1.1  1.5
12Z: 1.1  1.3  1.0       1.0  1.2  1.5
13Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0  1.3  1.0  1.7  1.6
14Z: 1.1  2.0  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.0  1.5
15Z: 1.1  1.9  1.0  1.0  1.2  1.4  1.5
16Z: 1.0       1.0  1.0  1.2
17Z: 1.0  1.5  1.0  1.0  1.0
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


CRITICAL SPORADIC E-LAYER FREQUENCIES - Es (MHz)
------------------------------------------------

     MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG
     ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
00Z: 3.0  2.2  2.1  4.6  4.0  5.5  4.6
01Z: 3.0            4.8  3.0  3.7  3.6
02Z:                5.1       6.3  3.2
03Z:      3.2  2.8  4.8       5.7  3.2
04Z:      4.7  3.2  3.2            3.1
05Z: 3.5  4.0  3.2       3.8  3.5  3.3
06Z: 4.6  4.9  4.0            3.2  3.1
07Z: 4.2  4.7  3.3            3.0  3.3
08Z: 3.1  4.3  3.6  3.5       2.5  4.2
09Z: 4.5  3.8  5.0  3.6       2.8  2.2
10Z: 3.8       4.0  3.9       7.2  3.2
11Z: 4.3       3.3  3.0       6.0
12Z: 4.2       3.0            3.2
13Z: 3.4  3.5                 6.0  2.1
14Z:      3.8  2.3  4.0       4.2  2.6
15Z:      4.1  2.0  4.3
16Z:           2.5  4.5
17Z: 3.0  4.9  3.7  6.0  2.5
18Z:
19Z:
20Z:
21Z:
22Z:
23Z:


OBSERVED CRITICAL F2 LAYER FREQUENCIES (MHz)
--------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  GOO  EIE  TAO  RES  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  4.0       4.1  5.1  5.0  6.9  5.3  5.6 10.9  6.0  5.0  9.8  5.9  5.6  4.5  6.3  6.9
01Z:  4.0  4.2  4.6  6.1  5.0  6.2  5.3  5.1  5.2  6.0   F  10.0  4.9  5.7  4.5  6.9  7.4
02Z:  4.0  5.0  5.1  6.2  5.2       5.0  4.2  5.1   C    F  11.7  4.1  5.1  4.4  7.8  7.1
03Z:  4.5  5.6  5.6  6.5  5.3  6.2  5.1  3.4  5.1   C    F  13.4  3.9  5.0  4.4  6.1  7.1
04Z:  4.6  6.6  5.6  6.2  5.5       5.2  3.4  5.1   C    F  11.9  3.4  4.6  5.1  4.0  6.6
05Z:  5.1  6.0  5.6  6.5  5.5  6.0  4.9  2.6  4.9   C    F   8.9  3.3  4.5       3.7  7.0
06Z:  5.4  6.5  5.8  6.1  5.4  5.8  5.0   A   4.9   C        6.1  3.1  4.4       3.3  7.2
07Z:  5.5  6.7  5.6  6.2  5.5  5.9  4.9  2.5  5.0   C        5.5   B   4.4       3.4  6.8
08Z:  6.2  8.2  6.0  6.2  5.5  5.8  5.0  3.7  4.9 10.8       5.1  3.4  4.1       3.3  6.3
09Z:  6.1  7.3  5.8  5.8  5.5  5.6  5.6  5.0  4.6 10.0       5.4  4.6  4.0       3.2  5.3
10Z:  6.2       6.0  5.6  5.6  7.2  6.1  5.2  4.3  8.6       6.0  5.4  5.1       3.2  3.9
11Z:  5.6  6.4  6.0  5.8  5.8  7.0  6.2  5.4  3.6  7.1       6.1  6.0  6.0        B   3.2
12Z:  5.7  6.9  5.6       5.5  6.8  6.2  5.4  3.6  5.9       5.8  6.1  6.3       4.3  3.1
13Z:  5.6  6.9  5.4  6.0  5.4  6.1  5.5  5.6  3.9  5.2       3.6  6.0  6.0       6.0  4.0
14Z:  5.4  6.2  5.4  5.8  5.5  5.8  4.8  5.9  4.6  5.1       3.1  5.7  6.0       7.0  4.0
15Z:  5.2  6.5  5.3  6.0  5.5  5.7  4.3  5.6  4.7  5.1       3.2  5.8  6.0       6.6  3.6
16Z:  5.3       5.2  5.8  5.5            5.6  5.1   I        3.4  6.0  6.2  7.7  6.6  3.4
17Z:  5.0  6.4  5.2  5.3  5.5            5.6  5.5  5.7       4.8  5.7  6.2  7.5  6.7  4.1
18Z:                                     5.8  5.8  5.4            5.5  6.0  7.5  6.4  3.9
19Z:                                     5.9  6.0  3.9            6.0  6.4  6.9  6.6  3.1
20Z:                                     5.9  6.0   F             5.8  7.0  6.6  6.6  3.5
21Z:                                     6.0  6.3   F             5.9  6.6  5.7  6.7  3.8
22Z:                                     6.2  5.8  4.7   F        6.8  6.8  5.7  6.5  4.8
23Z:                                     6.6  5.6  7.0   F        6.8  6.3  5.7  6.6  6.1
=========================================
Estimated Average Global foF2:  5.61 MHz.


MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR 3000 KM PATHS (MHz) - MUF(3000)
--------------------------------------------------------------

      MUR  ASH  SAL  TOM  DIX  KHA  MAG  GOO  EIE  TAO  KEA  ARG  BER  NIC  DYS  LEA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z: 12.4      12.3 16.3 14.0 22.1 17.5 19.0 41.4 19.2 27.4 18.9 21.3 14.4 19.5 22.8
01Z: 12.0 11.8 15.2 19.5 14.0 19.2 17.5 16.3 16.1 19.2 28.0 14.7 17.7 13.5 22.8 25.9
02Z: 12.0 15.5 15.8 19.2 15.6           12.2 15.8   C  36.3 12.3 14.8 13.6 25.7 24.9
03Z: 13.9 18.5 17.4 20.8 17.0 16.7 15.3  9.9 16.3   C  45.6 11.3 15.0 13.6 20.7 23.4
04Z: 14.3 21.1 17.9 19.8 16.0      16.6  8.8 16.3   C  42.8 10.5 14.7 14.8 11.6 21.1
05Z: 15.8 19.2 16.8 21.4 15.4 18.0 15.7  7.5 15.2   C  32.0  9.2 13.9      11.1 22.4
06Z: 16.7 20.8 18.0 18.9 16.7 17.4 15.5   A  15.2   C  18.3  8.7 13.2       9.9 23.8
07Z: 17.0 18.8 17.9 19.8 17.0 17.7 14.7 10.0 15.0   C  17.0   B  12.3       9.9 24.5
08Z: 19.2 25.4 19.2 19.8 16.0 18.0 15.0 12.2 14.7 35.6 14.8 11.9 12.7       9.9 22.1
09Z: 18.9 19.7 17.4 19.1 16.0 17.4 17.9 15.5 14.3 33.0 16.2 15.2 12.8       9.6 17.5
10Z: 19.2      18.6 17.9 16.2      19.5 17.2 13.3 29.2 18.6 18.4 17.9       9.3 12.9
11Z: 17.4 18.6 18.6 18.0 18.0 21.0 18.6 17.8 10.8 22.7 20.1 20.4 20.4        B  10.9
12Z: 18.2 20.7 17.9      17.6 21.8 19.2 17.8 10.8 18.3 20.9 20.7 20.8      14.6  9.0
13Z: 18.5 22.1 17.8 19.8 17.8 15.9 16.5 17.4 11.7 15.1 13.3 17.4 18.6      18.0 13.2
14Z: 17.3 19.2 17.3 18.6 18.1 17.4 14.9 20.1 13.3 14.8 10.5 18.2 19.2      22.4 13.6
15Z: 16.1 19.5 17.5 18.0 18.1 16.5 12.9 16.8 14.1 14.3 11.2 18.0 18.6      21.8 11.9
16Z: 18.0      16.6 18.0 18.1           16.8 15.3   I  11.6 18.6 18.6 24.6 21.1  9.5
17Z: 16.0 21.1 16.6 16.4 18.1           16.8 16.5 17.7 15.8 17.1 19.8 23.2 22.1 13.9
18Z:                                    18.6 17.4 15.7      17.0 17.4 23.2 18.6 14.0
19Z:                                    18.3 18.0 12.9      18.0 18.6 20.7 21.1  9.0
20Z:                                    17.7 18.0   F       18.0 21.7 20.5 21.1 10.2
21Z:                                    18.6 18.9   F       18.3 22.4 16.5 20.1 11.4
22Z:                                    19.2 18.0 15.5      19.7 23.8 17.1 19.5 16.8
23Z:                                    19.8 17.4 23.8      22.4 24.6 17.7 21.1 22.0
===============================================
Estimated Average Global MUF(3000)F2: 17.61 MHz.


OBSERVED TOTAL IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT
-------------------------------------------

      TAO  ANC  CNV  PAL  BOU  SHE  OSA
     ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
00Z:  220  120  270  320   16
01Z:  250  120  260  340   16
02Z:  310  110  210  370
03Z:  380  110  140  390
04Z:  410  110  110  320   24
05Z:  390  110   99  230
06Z:  350  120   91  140   28
07Z:  340  130   96  120   25
08Z:  320  100   92  100
09Z:  290   76       100   11
10Z:  230   51        85   16
11Z:  150   52        72   16
12Z:        55  120   66   17
13Z:  110   55  170   62   16
14Z:  100   48  190   42   16
15Z:   94   58  210   40   16
16Z:   79   98  230   40   16
17Z:  100  140  260   85   17
18Z:  100  170  270  140   15
19Z:   97  170  280  190   15
20Z:   98  180  280  240   15
21Z:  110  160  280  290
22Z:  170  150  270  340   12
23Z:  220  140  270  370


LIST OF REPORTING STATIONS AND THE SATELLITES THEY USE TO MEASURE TEC:

MUR = Murmansk                   USSR                (N68E033)
ASH = Ashkhabad                  USSR                (N37E058)
SAL = Salekhard                  USSR                (N66E066)
TOM = Tomsk                      USSR                (N56E085)
DIX = Dixon                      USSR                (N74E081)
KHA = Khabarovsk                 USSR                (N48E135)
MAG = Magadan                    USSR                (N60E151)
GOO = Goose Bay                  Canada              (N53W060)
EIE = Eielson AFB AK             USA                 (N64W147)
TAO = Taoyuan                    Taiwan              (N25E121)
RES = Resolute Bay               Canada              (N74W094)
KEA = Keakawapu HI               USA                 (N20W156)
ARG = Argentia                   Canada              (N48W053)
BER = Bermuda                    Bermuda             (N32W064)
NIC = Nicosia                    Cyprus              (N35E033)
DYS = Dyess AFB TX               USA                 (N32W099)
LEA = Learmonth                  Australia           (S21E115)
ANC = Anchorage AK               USA                 (N61W150)
CNV = Cape Canaveral FL          USA                 (N28W080)
PAL = Palehua HI                 USA                 (N21W158)
BOU = Boulder CO                 USA                 (N40W105)
SHE = Shemya AK                  USA                 (N52E174)
OSA = Osan AB                    Korea               (N37E127)


DESCRIPTIVE CODES WHICH MAY APPEAR IN THE FOF2, M(3000), OR SID SECTIONS:

            A = Blanketing Sporadic E
            B = Complete Absorption
            C = Equipment Problems
            D = Frequency Higher than Equipment
            E = Frequency Lower than Equipment
            F = Spread Echoes
            G = FOF2 is less than FOF1
            I = Smoothed Value
            R = Attenuation


     Values in this experimental daily report have not been checked
     for errors and may occasionally contain a few.  Total electron
     content values are given in units of 10^15 electrons per square meter.


